How to train with dumbells

In the past years, the number of people doing fitness training and exercises has somehow increased. With all the scientific and mass media presentations we see, read and hear, we are constantly reminded that a healthy and fit individual has the advantage. You live longer can do more things and feel a lot better about yourself, and this surely convince a lot of people to start following the trend of body building or doing fitness exercises.

Dumbbell training is one of the most common courses in fitness and weight training. It is not generally better than all the other weight training courses, but it has some of the advantages that other weightlifting trainings lack.

The body exerts more force when it trains with dumbbells. With unilateral training, the muscles on the other side of the body are also used to keep the balance. It produces more force on the side that is being trained thus you can lift more than what you normally can with that limb than what it can lift in bilateral training. You can lift 40 or 50 pounds on one limb easier than you can lift the same weight simultaneously on both limbs. With unilateral training, the full potential of each limb to lift are maximized and stronger muscles are developed.

Unilateral training with dumbbells also help increase metabolism to burn more fats. The routine is twice as long and each side is given enough focus one at a time. The exercise on one side is repeated on the other side. This helps develop not only the muscles but also power and endurance of the body.

Dumbbell training is also one good way to shape up our abs. When doing exercises with the dumbbells, the muscles of the abdomen are also recruited to help maintain the balance. As the upper limbs carry out the training, the muscles from the body are also used to provide greater force and maintain balance so they are also included in the training.

As the other muscles and cardiovascular organs take part in the training, the endurance and power also increase. Besides the development of muscles, the heart and lungs also take part as force and power are exerted during the training. With other weightlifting courses, one may need another set of training for cardiovascular workout but that may or may not be needed for dumbbell workout.

One of the best advantages of dumbbell training is that its routines are similar to what our limbs and joints do in an everyday basis. From sports to some of our jobs and even just ordinary movements, the training helps the body to do those things easier.

Other weightlifting workouts are also important in building power, endurance and muscles but dumbbell training has some advantages over the others that it alone can be our workout if we do not have enough time to do full workout courses. With the combination of body building and cardiovascular workout, dumbbell training is like two workouts in one.